I loved the learning stories that I listened to today and I look forward to reading all of yours!
Hearing the stories reminds me how powerful learning is when you determine what you want to take away from the scenario, when you reflect on what was important for yourself, or when the experience related to things of importance to you.
As teachers, we need to consider what kind of learning is important and how we will enable that learning to happen in our classrooms, but also in our schools, and wider communities, Check out this short video and share how this information might shift how you approach teaching in your classroom?
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I’m not sure that this video has really shifted how I would approach teaching in the classroom, but I feel that it reinforces the idea that students (and therefore teachers) really need to be on top of the changing technologies. Even if said technologies will be obsolete in two years, understanding the technologies of today will definitely make learning new technologies easier. That is one of the reasons I am thankful to Leanna for introducing us to these tools to use in our teaching (Blog, moodle, etc).
Wow. That was intense. That would be so weird to have things that you learned in your first year become obsolete by your third year. When I see videos like this one I tend to get extremely overwhelmed by it all. Especially everything with the super computers. As far as the classroom is concerned I agree that teachers should explore the new technologies available and be open to suggestions from students as well. There are aspects of technology that are helpful in the classroom, but also some (like cell phones, laptops) that can make it harder to learn. I can't count how many times I've sat behind someone in class who spends the whole time on facebook, msn or texting friends...So I feel quite divided about all these technological advancements sometimes.
That was intense! It's hard to process what it all means for my teaching. While I was watching this I was thinking about something Leanna mentioned in class today about how we need to be flexible in the way we approach our classrooms because nothing ever goes as planned. And how teaching is a constantly changing profession, just like all the other professions. I know I can find technology intimidating, but should I be more flexible about using it. And if the teaching methods change then do I adjust to those just as I would adjust to changes in technology in another field. I was also thinking about money (no not mine)! I just spent the past year working for an IT company and its expensive to upgrade technology. What does this mean for schools if technology is always changing, will they be able to keep up? And what about the challenges of introducing technology or assignments that rely on technology into a classroom where some students might not have access, financially or otherwise ,to these kinds of resources. Does that put them at a disadvantage, or is it good to give at least some experience?
I am a little critical of the dramatic tone employed by this video. It's right, shift happens but it's nothing new. Think of the drastic changes between the medieval period and the Renaissance one with the discovery of new worlds...Imagine being a geography teacher at that time!!!...
The first time I was a student was twenty years ago. When I decided to change careers and return to school, I was surprised by some changes, especially in the contents of the classes I took: multiculturalism, post-modernism, post-colonialism, for example, were completely new theories for me. But I also realized that what my teachers had taught me, how to read and understand a text, how to elaborate my thoughts, how to build an argumentation, how to write an essay, were still perfectly valid and I had no problem adapting to these new notions.
What I would like to teach my students is first, to welcome changes and not to fear them, and second, to learn to adapt to them whatever these may be.
My great-grand-mother never left the village she was born in. My grand-mother never left the region she was born in. My mum never left the country she was born in. I left my village, my region, my country to live in another one. I hope one of my kids will leave this planet to live on another one!
so.... what was the point of that movie? and what was with the "star wars" music in the background? Am I supposed to feel afraid about the impending onslaught of technology, and well-trained smart people in China? Something that bothers me about a message like that one: there was no discussion as to what we value? There was just a whole stream of statistics and predictions (unreferenced at that), without any real context as to meaning. That video seemed to talk about technology, and change (a lot of change), and (at least in the undertone) competition. I value relationships. In my learning and teaching experiences, I value broadening horizons of understanding. These things (and many other things that I value), can remain the same even as the world around us is changing. And even as we take advantage of the things around us that are changing (including technology).
I'm sorry, but that whole presentation was weird... left a weird feeling in me. I have seen many presentations on changing technology that make me feel excited. That one just made me feel like I should be afraid of being left behind or something.
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